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DIPLOMA PRESENTATIONS 2010
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2 September 2010 - WCF/FRC Presentation Ceremony

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Jonathan Nunn receives his Associateship
The Master and Professor David Church, Vice Principal of the Royal Veterinary College, Potters Bar

The Worshipful Company of Farriers and the Farrier's Registration Council
Presentation of Fellowship, Associateship, Diploma and Registration Certificates

The Master of the Worshipful Company of Farriers, Mr Reg Howe, and the Chairman of the Farriers Registration Council, Professor Ron Jones OBE JP DVSc FRCVS, presided at a Presentation Ceremony at The Honourable Artillery Company, on Thursday 2nd September 2010.

A presentation ceremony for the Worshipful Company of Farriers Diploma and the Farrier’s Registration Council Registration Certificates was held at the Armoury House, Headquarters of the Honorable Artillery Company in London, on September 2. The Master of the Worshipful Company of Farriers, Mr Reg Howe, and the Chairman of the Farriers Registration Council, Professor Ron Jones OBE JP DVSc FRCVS, presided at the ceremony. BFBA congratulates all those receiving certificates.
Addressing the assembly, The Master congratulated the newly qualified farriers on their fine achievement. Drawing attention to the two Associateships about to be presented, he encouraged those new farriers on the first rung of the ladder to farriery excellence to also aspire to higher qualifications.
He also offered some sage advice; that at all times they should demonstrate professionalism, not just in their farriery but also in the conduct of their business. Even if times continue to get tougher, he urged them to avoid trying to make quick money by 'banging on shoes' at £45 a set and upsetting the equilibrium of the marketplace. Similarly, if at times they were to feel that the client was failing to keep their part of the contract, for example by not having the horse ready for shoeing, then they, the farrier, had a responsibility by their own professionalism to set out their requirements.
In difficult times, it is those who provide the best service that will survive.
Failing to register for VAT was another temptation that lay in wait for the busy farrier, he said. A new initiative by HM Revenue & Customs will see them investigating businesses ‘likely’ to have a turnover above the VAT threshold. A visit by the VAT inspector already seems inevitable for many farriers.
He then said that one of his aims during his time as Master was to encourage good working relations between vets and farriers and now that was to be recognised at the highest level. The Company and the Royal Veterinary College at Potters Bar were to be formally affiliated; so saying he then exchanged the formal documents of affiliation with Professor David Church, Vice Principal of the College.
The Master addressed the assembly and presented the Company’s Associateship to Jonathan Nunn and Mark Thorkildson from Minnesota and the Diploma to 47 candidates, one of whom gained honours and five of whom gained a distinction.
The David Llewellyn Prize for the best written paper went to Abigail Hardy DipWCF and the Mike Seckington prize for the best practical shoeing went to Olwyn Starkey DipWCF.
The examinations for the diploma took place in July at Herefordshire College of Technology, Warwickshire College and Myerscough College. The Chairman of the Farriers Registration Council also addressed the assembly.
Mr Howard Cooper OBE FWCF (Hons) (Chairman of the NFTA Board) also presented the Farriers Memorial Award for the Best NVQ Portfolio of the group to Luke Massey (Warwickshire College) and Best Forging Skills of the group to Jackie Campbell (Myerscough). In each case the winning college was also presented with a shield to display.
Representatives of the Worshipful Company of Farriers, the Farriers Registration Council, the colleges, BFBA and the Company’s Examination Board were also present.
A church service, led by the Reverend Jenny Potter, was held immediately prior to the presentation ceremony at Wesley’s Chapel. The recipients were supported by their training farriers, together with their families and friends.

Associate
Jonathan Nunn
Mark Thorkildson
Dip WCF with Honours
Andrew Frank Smith (ATF, Mr John Pedley AWCF)
Dip WCF with Distinction
Jacob Fletcher-Breslau (ATF, Mr Peter Cronin DipWCF)
Abigail Grace Hardy (ATF, Mr Andrew Brown AFCL)
Jackie Alexander Campbell (ATF, Mr James Ferrie FWCF)
Liam Philip Cooper (ATF, Mr Robert Atkinson DipWCF)
Olwyn Kayley Starkey (ATF, Mr Mark Caldwell FWCF)
DipWCF:
Lance Corporal of Horse Richard Graham Howell
of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
Lance Corporal of Horse Matthew Stanford
of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
David John Davies (ATF, Mr Matthew Jones FdSc AWCF)
Thomas Robert Garrett (ATF, Mr Gary Pickford DipWCF)
Steven Frederick Hollis (ATF, Mr Paul Stuart DipWCF)
Luke James Larder (ATF Mr Andrew Reader-Smith AWCF)
Darren Paul Loom (ATF, Mr Oliver Fitkin DipWCF)
Hadley Stephen Miles (ATF, Mr Steven Robinson DipWCF)
Andrew Junior Neary (ATF, Mr Clifford Barnes DipWCF)
Chesley Dean Rose (ATF, Mr Alan Davies DipWCF)
Gemma Louise Sharpe (ATF, Mr Christopher Linssner AWCF)
Jason Thomas Spink (ATF, Mr Gary Pickford DipWCF )
Zack John Treliving (ATF, Mr David Mindham DipWCF)
Edward Christopher Watts (ATF, Mr Noel Reid DipWCF
James Andrew Bate (ATF, Mr Andrew Dennis DipWCF)
Tomas Michael Caslake (ATF, Mr David Garland AFCL BI)
Sam Graham Fowler (ATF, Mr John Blake DipWCF)
George Neill Harris (ATF, Mr Adam Davenhill DipWCF)
Antony Mansfield (ATF, Mr Andrew Brown AWCF)
Luke Albert Massie (ATF, Mr Ian Allison DipWCF)
Terry Brett Mitchell (ATF, Mr Paul Atkins RSS)
Mickielee Desmond Parker (ATF, Mr William Beach DipWCF)
Daniel Power (ATF, Mr Gary Power DipWCF)
Alex Owen Reilly (ATF, Mr Steven Rust AWCF)
Robert George Rush (ATF, Mr Robert Rush AWCF)
James Mark Sayers (ATF, Mr Robert Gregory RSS)
Dean Philip Scott (ATF, Mr Gary Turnwell AWCF)
Megan Liana Urell (ATF, Mr Paul Martin DipWCF)
Thomas William Wall (ATF, Mr Gavin Adams DipWCF)
Roger Alan Alty (ATF, Mr Alex Pimbley DipWCF [deceased])
Thomas Armstrong (ATF, Mr Simon Wolfenden DipWCF)
Deborah Jayne Connell (ATF, Mr Paul Conroy FdSc AWCF)
Luke Anthony Fisk (ATF is Mr David Craig D'Arcy FdSc AWCF
Thomas James Heslop (ATF, Mr Huw Dyer AWCF)
Thomas Roland Hill (ATF, Mr Carl Hill DipWCF)
Thomas Martin (ATF, Mr James Ravenscroft AWCF)
James Clifford Anthony Moles (ATF, Mr Haydn Price DipWCF)
Ian Steedman Notman (ATF, Mr Mark Caldwell FWCF)
Mark Robert Drew Osborne (ATF, Mr Douglas Crawford FWCF)
Euan James Gordon Taylor (ATF, Mr Kevin Balfour DipWCF)
William Nigel Taylor (ATF, Mr Lee Collins DipWCF)

25 February 2010 - WCF/FRC Presentation Ceremony

A presentation ceremony for the Worshipful Company of Farriers Diploma and the Farrier’s Registration Council Registration Certificates was held at the Honourable Artillery Company, London, on February 25. The Master of the Worshipful Company of Farriers, Mr Reg Howe, and the Chairman of the Farriers Registration Council, Professor Ron Jones OBE JP DVSc FRCVS, presided at the ceremony. NAFBAE congratulates all those receiving certificates.
The Master addressed the assembly and presented the Company’s Associateship to four candidates, two of whom from travelled from the USA following the Company’s first set of examinations in the USA in November 2009. He also presented the Diploma to 51 candidates, one of whom gained a distinction in the practical.
The David Llewellyn Prize for the best written paper when to Miss Laura Curtis DipWCF and the Mike Seckington prize for the best practical shoeing when to Joel Morris DipWCF.
The examinations for the diploma took place in January at Herefordshire College of Technology, Warwickshire College and Myerscough College. The Chairman of the Farriers Registration Council also addressed the assembly.
Representatives of the Worshipful Company of Farriers, the Farriers Registration Council, the colleges, NAFBAE and the Company’s Examination Board were also present.
A church service, led by the Company Chaplain, Canon Flora Winfield, was held at Wesley’s chapel immediately prior to the presentation ceremony. The recipients were supported by their training farriers, together with their families and friends.
Associateship
Andrew Justin Bowyer
Craig McNeil
Brian Douglas Barrett (USA)
Rodney John King (USA)
Distinction in the practical
Joel Edward Morris
(ATF, Mr Darren John Bazin AWCF)
Pass
Darren John Beckerleg
(ATF, Mr Clive Howard Ley DipWCF)
Dominic Michael Blades
(ATF, Mr Gary Pickford DipWCF)
Timothy Micheal Boulton
(ATF, Mr Martin Frederick Onions DipWCF
Nathan Charles Brazier
(ATF, Mr Kevin James Willard FWCF)
Ryan Martin Easterbrook
(ATF, Mr Philip John Carr RSS)
Oliver Dane Hiron
(ATF, Mr Michael Brian O'Dell DipWCF)
Francessca Leigh Lenette
(ATF, Mr Keith David Dodsworth DipWCF)
Christopher Charles James Matthews
(ATF, Mr Peter Charles Handley AFCL HONS)
Richard James Edward Matthews
(ATF, Mr Simon Philip Legge DipWCF)
Oliver John Meadows
(ATF, Mr Paul Geoffrey Smith DipWCF)
Kenneth Lee Morgan
(ATF, Mr Alan Marcus Davies DipWCF)
Benjamin Harold Ronald Parker
(ATF, Mr Philip James Brook DipWCF)
Paul Mark Phillips
(ATF, Mr David William Olive DipWCF)
Michael James Saunders
Benjamin Paul Senders
(ATF, Mr Mark William White AWCF)
Thomas Nicholas Watkins
(ATF, Mr Daniel Anthony Smith Class II)
Ross Richard Whitworth
(ATF, Mr Jeremy Hallam DipWCF)
Jamie Adam Barnes
(ATF, Mr Nicholas Edward Youngman DipWCF)
Richard Andrew Bidmead
ATF, Mr Michael Mario Cerullo RSS)
Kathryn Louise Dawe
(ATF, Mr Clifford Barnes DipWCF)
Charles Henry Dyson
(ATF, Mr David Lee Howell DipWCF)
Adam Jon Farrelly
(ATF, Mr Christopher William Powell FWCF)
André Matthew Gilbert
(ATF, Mr Kelvin Alan Lymer DipWCF)
Liam Timothy Ingram
(ATF, Mr Ian Lewis Crossley DipWCF)
Daniel James Morgan
(ATF, Mr Graham John Smith DipWCF)
Ryan David Potter
(ATF, Mr Nicholas Simon Partridge DipWCF)
Benjamin Joseph Summers
(ATF, Mr Graeme Bryan Moran DipWCF)
Lewis Sutton (ATF, Mr Michael Mario Cerullo RSS)
Joel Arthur Tamblyn
(ATF, Mr Andrew Colin Stallard Daniels DipWCF)
Iwan Thomas (ATF, Mr Eric Paul Roberts DipWCF)
Huw Thomas
(ATF, Mr Andrew John Marsden DipWCF)
Euan George Williams
(ATF, Mr Roger Seymour Dean RSS)
Mathew Alderman
(ATF, Mr Nigel William Crothers AWCF)
Lee Richard Ashworth
(ATF, Mr Raymond James Kay RSS)
Richard James Burrough
(ATF, Mr Mark Sebastian Oliver FdSc AWCF)
Davey Calko
(ATF, Mr James Patrick Blurton AWCF)
David Martin Cockill
(ATF, Mr Robert Thomas Tanner RSS)
Andrew Grantham Cooper
(ATF, Mr Robert Graham Harland DipWCF)
Laura Jane Curtis
(ATF, Mr Burton Simon Henry Persse DipWCF)
Cathryn Mair Gardner
(ATF, Mr Kelvin Alan Lymer DipWCF)
Michael Thomas Grange
(ATF, Mr Bernard Leslie Tidmarsh RSS)
James Michael Haigh (ATF, Mr Huw Dyer AWCF)
Russell Andrew Hepworth
(ATF, Mr Garry Harland AWCF)
Thomas Charles Higgs
(ATF, Mr Gillon Scott Forsyth DipWCF)
Ricky Thomas Phillips
(ATF, Mr Mark Nathan Caldwell FWCF)
Miles James Pollard
(ATF, Mr Raymond James Kay RSS)
Samuel Peter Ratcliffe
(ATF, Mr Paul David Conroy FdSc AWCF)
Damian Edgar Readman
(ATF, Mr Marc Andrew Mathison DipWCF)
Joseph Michael Rose
(ATF, Mr Mark Terrence Rose AWCF)
Jakk Edward Short
(ATF, Mr Martin John Deacon FWCF)

 

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